Tokyo Olympics 2021 | What Effect Will The Imposition Of The Corona Emergency On Tokyo Have On The Olympics?

What Effect Will The Imposition Of The Corona Emergency On Tokyo Have On The Olympics?

People pose for pictures at Tokyo International Airport with the symbolic circles of the Olympics. July 8, 2021

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has officially declared a state of emergency in Tokyo in response to a growing number of code-19 cases in the country's capital.

According to the announcement, the ban will be effective from Monday, July 12 and will remain in force till August 22. The World Olympics will be held in Tokyo during the same period. The Tokyo Olympics  will run from July 23 to August 8.

Under the emergency, the government could immediately reduce the number of people coming to watch the Olympics from 10,000 to 5,000 or stop everyone from going to the Olympics.

 Tokyo  Olympics organizers said last month that they had reduced the number of spectators to 10,000 in the wake of the Corona epidemic, which is half the capacity of the ground. The aim is to maintain social distance between the people.

Tokyo's National Stadium, where the Olympics are being held. July 7, 2021

In addition, the organizers have banned fans from approaching the players, taking autographs and taking selfies with them.

Local and national government officials and Olympic and Paralympic officials will announce their decision on whether or not to allow spectators to come to watch the Olympics after a meeting with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Beach.

Thomas Beach has gone on a three-day mandatory quarantine shortly after arriving in Tokyo on Thursday, but health experts have warned that holding the Olympics could increase the spread of the corona epidemic. To go

Foreign spectators are already banned from traveling to Japan to watch the Olympics. Will announce its decision on whether or not to allow.

In Tokyo, police officers are being vaccinated against coronavirus. June 15, 2021

The Corona Emergency, which took effect in April in Tokyo and several other areas, was eased last month. However, the soft state of emergency will remain in place until July 11.

Japan is currently facing a fourth wave of corona virus. On Wednesday, 920 new cases were reported from across the country, the highest number since May.

The  Tokyo  Olympics  were postponed for a year last year because of the corona virus situation. So far, only 15% of the population has received both doses of the vaccine.

However, preparations are now underway for a precautionary contest in Tokyo. The symbolic Olympic torch arrives in Tokyo on Friday. Olympic organizers have urged people not to gather around the streets to watch athletes running on Tokyo's streets with torches.

As a precautionary measure, no public ceremony is being held on the arrival of the Olympic torch. There will be a small-scale event in which ordinary people will not be allowed to attend.